The NOW TVeSports Industry Awards

Why we do it...

RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE IN ESPORTS

Our aim is to ensure that success and achievement in esports is celebrated globally, acting as an impartial entity across all platforms and titles.

CREATING A LEGACY

The players, teams, organisations, gamers, suppliers, distributors, platforms and fans have created esports as an industry, we document the contributions and successes ensuring they are immortalised.

HONOURING THE INDUSTRY

Understanding and highlighting the processes that go on behind the scenes of every tournament and game played, from the hardware used to the platform used to broadcast and the contributions by the companies that make it happen.

Industry Awards

Vote for the best of 2017...

All your nominations have been considered and evaluated by our panel of experts and the finalists have now been announced. As the 13th judge - Their destiny is now in your hands, vote now and recognise their achievements.

Vote the best of 2017...

All your nominations have been considered and evaluated by our panel of experts and the finalists have now been announced. As the 13th judge - Their destiny is now in your hands, vote now and recognise their achievements.

THE 2017 AWARDS PROCESS

Stage 1

NominationsOpen

Nominations are opened to the public, allowing anyone to submit an entry for a deserving party to be put up for consideration. This is in two stages; stage 1 is for industry based awards and stage 2 is for personal awards.

Stage 2

FinalistsAnnounced

After all nominations have been considered and evaluated our finalists are announced, these are those that were felt to be at the top level during the 12 months assessed which run from October to October.

Stage 3

Public Vote

The finalists are then put to public vote, allowing you to help decide their fate and ensure they are recognised for their achievements, for 2017 - Our audience are the 12th judge!

Stage 4

Panel Vote

After the public vote has been counted and verified, our panel come together to adjudicate the finalists and decide the winners for 2017, considering the public vote and using this to decide any tie breakers.

Stage 5

The Awards

The awards ceremony live from London on the 13th of November, announcing the 2017 winners and helping to honour and enhance their legacy in esports.

Stage 1NominationsOpen

1. Nominations Open Nominations are opened to the public, allowing anyone to submit an entry for a deserving party to be put up for consideration. This is in two stages; stage 1 is for industry based awards and stage 2 is for personal awards.

Stage 2FinalistAnnounced

2. Finalists Announced After all nominations have been considered and evaluated our finalists are announced, these are those that were felt to be at the top level during the 12 months assessed which run from October to October.

Stage 3Public Vote

3. Public Vote The finalists are then put to public vote, allowing you to help decide their fate and ensure they are recognised for their achievements, for 2017 - Our audience are the 12th judge!

Stage 4Panel Vote

4. Panel Vote After the public vote has been counted and verified, our panel come together to adjudicate the finalists and decide the winners for 2017, considering the public vote and using this to decide any tie breakers.

Stage 5The Awards

5. The Awards The awards ceremony live from London on the 13th of November, announcing the 2017 winners and helping to honour and enhance their legacy in esports.

Scuf Gaming®, global leader and innovator in esports and winner of eSports Industry Awards “Best Hardware Award” for 2016, provides tactical gear for elite gamers where over 90% of the top professional gamers in the world use SCUF.

Selling high-performance customized gaming controllers and accessories for PC and console, SCUF offers a number of functional and design features custom built to increase hand use and improve gameplay. Built to specification, SCUF controllers cater for competitive and casual gamers who recognize that one size does not fit all.

The SCUF controller has features, which are covered by 36 granted patents, and another 69 pending; protecting 3 key areas of a controller: back control functions and handles, trigger control mechanisms and thumbstick control area.

Scuf Gaming is the official controller partner of major gaming leagues, including CWL, MLG, ESL, UMG, Gfinity and EGL. With operations and production in North America and Europe, Scuf Gaming also provides a variety of accessories and apparel specifically designed for elite gamers.

Thomas Lyte

Thomas Lyte is a modern luxury English brand, specialising in bespoke gold and silverware, elite sporting trophies and exquisite leather accessories. With the finest designers and makers, we are proud Royal Warrant Holders as Goldsmiths and Silversmiths to Her Majesty the Queen.

Founded in 2007, the brand seeks to emulate the English spirit, embracing a modern aesthetic in an effortlessly understated way, ensuring the highest quality and skill are embedded in every item. Our designers and master craftsmen ensure traditional techniques not only survive, but are reworked, creating exciting, elegant and inspiring products.

Renowned as one of the world’s best trophy makers, we are responsible for some of the world’s greatest silver and gold trophies, famous sports trophies and celebrated awards; including The Emirates FA Cup, The RBS 6 Nations Trophy and The Webb Ellis Rugby World Cup. We also have an internal team of specialist trophy and silverware designers who can create a range of custom designs and artworks to any brief.
Thomas Lyte also offer an unmatched luxury corporate gifting service, whereby you can design and tailor the perfect gift in your corporate livery.

Raven is the premium brand for esports apparel design and production – creating bespoke apparel solutions for individuals, teams, event organisers and corporations globally since 2013.

Raven products are meticulously designed to individual specifications and have been crafted for the perfect fit, quality and durability. With esports growing at a rapid rate, custom esports jerseys and apparel are becoming a necessity for both amateur and professional teams alike.

We strive to provide a customer experience like no other when it comes to developing a range of custom esports apparel. The attention to detail and exceptional service is what differentiates us from others.

The team behind Raven shares a common passion for esports, working tirelessly to develop the brand and constantly innovate the apparel market in order to help the growth of the esports industry.

From humble beginnings back in 2003 the Movember movement has grown from friends in a bar growing moustaches for fun, into a community of millions of passionate supporters and the world’s largest funder of men’s health programs globally. Movember is driven by a community of like-minded people crazy enough to believe that by all pulling together, we have the power to change a crisis that exists in men’s health, one that isn’t being talked about, for the better.

In 2017, we will be awarding the ‘2017 Movember Esports Award’, a celebration of those within Esports that have gone above and beyond to fly the flag for men’s health during Movember. The award will be judged on the same values that the original Movember founders employed at the start of the Movement back in Australia – with fun being at the heart of it all.

L’Oreal Men Expert

L’Oreal Men Expert are the fastest growing male grooming masterbrand in the UK. Currently the No.1 brand in the UK for skin care, Men Expert are also the fastest growing male deodorant brand in the UK. On top of this, Men Expert last year launched into the shower gel market, which was the most successful shower launch in male grooming history. In all of Men Expert’s products, the brand prides themselves on bringing the best formulations and grooming solutions to the male consumer. And hot off the press, Men Expert have now launched their first ever beard care range – the Barberclub. Inspired by barber know-how for the expert care of your beard, each product is powered by cedarwood essential oil. The new 3 step beard routine is made effortless by the multiuse products. The range consists of a shampoo, oil, moisturiser and styling pomade for any shaped or sized beard. Got a Beard? Welcome to the Club.

GT Omega Racing is a UK company established in 2009. We are one of the leading brands , specialising in products for Simulation Racing, Gaming Chairs and Accessories for use in eSports and gaming.

Deloitte

Deloitte is the leading specialist strategic and financial adviser to the sports business . We advise leagues, teams, governing bodies, rights owners, investors and commercial partners on their most important issues including strategy, governance and regulations, revenue generation and distribution, calendar and scheduling, cost control, M&A , performance analytics, event bidding and hosting and business planning and development.

Today we use our expertise in sport combined with the power of technology to help deliver innovative solutions in the digital era. The Esports Industry Awards presents a new opportunity for Deloitte to recognise excellence in esports, championing sport, technology and innovation.